WNVR
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| Broadcast area | Chicago metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 1030 kHz |
| Branding | Polskie Radio Chicago |
| Programming | |
| Format | Polish |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Polnet Communications, Ltd. |
| WEEF, WKTA, WPJX, WRDZ | |
| History | |
First air date | March 1, 1988 |
Call sign meaning | "News World Radio" (former format) |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 52910 |
| Class | D |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 42°15′10.08″N 88°23′45.31″W / 42.2528000°N 88.3959194°W |
| Translator(s) | 107.1 W296DA (Vernon Hills) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WNVR (1030 kHz, "Polskie Radio Chicago") is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Vernon Hills, Illinois, and serving the Chicago metropolitan area. WNVR is one of eight stations owned by Polnet Communications. It simulcasts a Polish language radio format with sister station WRDZ (1300 AM). The studios and offices are located at 3656 W. Belmont Ave. in Chicago.
By day, WNVR is powered at 10,000 watts. Because 1030 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A station WBZ in Boston, WNVR must avoid interference. During critical hours, the power is reduced to 3,200 watts and at night it runs only 120 watts. It uses a directional antenna with a four-tower array. The transmitter site is off Illinois Route 176, west of Crystal Lake, Illinois. Programming is also heard on 70-watt FM translator W296DA at 107.1 MHz in Vernon Hills.